Freeware Applications
| Software Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Win32 Freeware | Linux (W.I.P. - thanks Mike) | Win32 non-free |
| Office - Document Editors/Viewers/Printers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Robust Notepad |  Crimson Editor 3.72 r241 |
GEdit | |
| Office Suite (Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation) |  OpenOffice 3.0.1 | OpenOffice | MS OfficeCorel WordPerfect |
| PDF Printer Driver/Creator |  PDFCreator 0.9.7 | Built In (CUPS) | Adobe Acrobat Distiller |
| Hex File Editor |  HexEditor 2.0 | ghex |
| Educational | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible Reader |  E-Sword 8.0.6 | GnomeSword - GNOME BibleTime - KDE | |
| Genealogy Charts |  Misbach MyTrees | ||
| Astronomy | Stellarium (portable) |
| Internet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FTP Client |  FileZilla | gFTP | WS_FTP CuteFTp |
| FTP Server | FileZilla | ServU, Bulletproof | |
| Download Manager |  Free Download Manager 2.5 | ||
| Binary News Reader |  NewsGrabber 3.01 (NOT 3.1.1) | Pan - GNOME klibido | |
| Dynamic DNS Service |  No-IP | No-IP | |
| Local Proxy Server/Filter |  Proxomitron 4.5 Jun | DansGuardian - Filter Squid - Web Proxy | |
| Telnet/SSH Client |  Putty | ||
| Mail Client |  Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 | Thunderbird | MS Outlook / Eudora |
| Software based Firewall |  Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.15A | Firestarter | Norton Internet Security |
| Multi Service Chat Client (Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, IRC) |
 Pidgin 2.5.5 | Pidgin | |
| Remote Desktop Access |  RealVNC 4.1.3 or TightVNC 1.39 | RealVNC Vino - VNC Server | |
| Local POP3 Server for Yahoo! | FreePOPs 0.2.9 for many Webmail systems Yahoo!Pops 0.9.5.14 for Yahoo! Mail | ||
| Web Server |  Apache HTTPD - Apache Group | Apache HTTPD | MS IIS |
| Multimedia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Viewer and Organizer |  XnView 1.96.0 |
XnView fspot | ACDSee |
| Image Editor |  GIMP 2.6.6 | GIMP | Paint Shop Pro / Photoshop |
| Panoramic Tool |  Hugin 0.7.0 News | Hugin | Pixmaker |
| Web Album Generator |  JAlbum 7.4 (not 8) | JAlbum | |
| Icon Editor |  IcoFX 1.6.3 | ||
| MultiTrack WAV Editor/Mixer |  Audacity 1.3.7 Beta | Audacity | Adobe AuditionCockos Reapper |
| CD Ripper -> MP3 Encoder |  AudioGrabber 1.83 (old) | Sound-Juicer | |
| MP3 Codec |  LAME 3.98.2
LAME beta binaries | Fraunhauffer | |
| MP3 Editor |  mp3DirectCut 2.10 | ||
| Audio/Video Player |  WinAMP 5.55.1 | Windows Media Player | |
| Font Viewer/Archiver |  AMP Font Viewer 3.86 | ||
| MPEG Video Editor |  Virtualdub 1.8.6 | pititv avidemux; | |
| DVD Video Extraction | DVDShrink 3.2.0.15 | ||
| Video Player |  VLC Media Player 0.9.8a | VLC Media Player totem | |
| MPEG/AVI Video Editor |  TMPGEnc 2.524 |
| System Utilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Virus Scanner |  Avira AntiVir | Necessary? | Norton/Mcafee Antivirus |
| Spyware/Ad/Trojan/UglyStuff Removal tool |  Ad-Aware | ||
| System and Registry Cleaner | CCleaner EasyCleaner 2.0.6.380 | Norton System Works | |
| Duplicate Finders | CloneSpy 2.3 | ||
| Amazing Useful Freeware |  Process Explorer 11.33 | Task Manager | |
| Comprehensive Set of System Tools |  Ultimate Boot CD for Win 3.22 | SystemRescueCD | |
| MS Windows Customizers | nLite 1.4.9.1 | XPLite and 2000Lite 1.9 | |
| Multiple Desktop Manager |  VirtuaWin 4.0.1 | Built In | MS Power Toys |
| Disk Utilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Applications on the Go (USB Stick/CD) |  PortableApps.com (use geek.menu) | ||
| Disk Encryption |  TrueCrypt 6.1a | ||
| CD/DVD Recording |  InfraRecorder .46  CDBurnerXP 4.2.1 | nautilus-cd-burner serpentine gnome-baker |  NERO Burning Rom |
| CD/DVD Virtualization |  MagicDisc 2.5.074 | FUSE - Filesystem in USErspace AVFS - A Virtual File System | |
| ISO Creator |  LC ISO Creator | ||
| Partition Manager |  GParted 0.4.0 | GParted Parition Logic | Partition Magic |
| Drive and Partition Imager |  DriveImage XML 2.02 | Norton Ghost | |
| File Recovery/Un-Erase | Avira Unerase |
| Compression Utilies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi format Compression Utility |  iZarc 2 Go 3.81 7-Zip 4.65 Peazip | File Roller | WinZip WinRAR WinACE |
| Very Small Zip Utility |  100kZipper 1.25 | ||
| File Raid, Parity Utility |  Quick Par 0.9.1 | parchive/GPar2 PyPar2 |
Suggested Software Distribution Sites
NoNags - They claim "The Original & Best. Genuine Freeware Site - Since 1995"
Freeware World Team - International Freeware Database
Mozilla Project - Mozilla Browser, Firefox Browser, Thunderbird E-mail Client
Apache Group - Apache HTTPD, Jakarta, Struts, Ant and much more
SourceForge.net - world's largest Open Source software development website
The OpenCD - CD size collection of great Open Source software
GNU Win II - a free software compilation for Windows
SnapFiles - both Freeware and Shareware
Aldo's Tools
Software Depo - Image Viewer, Video Editing, Icon Editor, DVD Burner, Freeware?
Linux (...see Tux run)
Linux.org - list of Distributions
FreeByte - List of Current Operating System choices
Debian - very stable Linux distribution, a foundation for many other distros
Ubuntu 8.10 - Free, no costly enterprise edition, just Good free supported Linux
Puppy 4.1.1 - very compact (Less than 60MB) live-REBURNABLE configurable linux
Knoppix STD 0.1 - security tools distro, useful Live network and recovery tools
Emulators, VMs, and OS distros other than Windows
VMWare Player 2.5 - The player is freely distributed and an extremely stable program
ReactOS 0.3.7 - aims for complete binary compatibility of Windows NT and XP...
CoLinux 0.7.1 - move while still capturing video in Windows
PearPC 0.4.0 - PowerPC Architecture Emulator (and I like it)